Animal Instincts
"Damn it Prongs, couldn't you have picked a better night to leave your books in the Shrieking Shack?" A young Sirius Black snarled as he followed James Potter through the rain. Behind them ran Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew who both looked as miserable as Sirius.
"Sorry." James apologized as he hefted his books up to keep them from slipping through his hands.
"Yeah; sure."
"Really, I am." "Uh huh."
Before the argument could advance further however they were interrupted by a Lupin. "What's that?" He asked, as he pointed to a pile of soaked robes on the grass nearby. Without answering they all veered off towards it and approached it.
"Laundry?" Peter wondered. Everyone rolled their eyes. Sirius reached down slowly and gently nudged the robes so that the body inside turned over. A pale female face came into view and the boys stared for a minute.
She was a Gryffindor; she had a Gryffindor patch on her robes. Though they all immediately had their doubts about her; if she was a Gryffindor, they most definitely would have remembered her face.
"What should we do with her?" Peter broke the silence nervously.
"Well. we can't leave her here now can we? I suppose we'll need to bring her back inside and get her dried off." Sirius had a glint in his eye that his friends recognized right away.
"Alright but you won't be touching her Padfoot, my friend." Remus smiled at the disappointment in Sirius's eyes.
"I just wanted to offer my. uh. assistance." Sirius protested.
"Sure you were." James laughed.
Sirius made a face. "Then you carry her, Moony my boy. Since you don't want me touching her, and James and Peter are holding books."
"M-Me?!" Remus looked at all three of his smirking friends. They weren't going to let him off on this one. "Oh fine then." He relented and bent down. Cautiously he lifted her into his arms with amazing ease and held her against him. She felt cold to his touch but not dead.
"Alright; onward we go." Sirius began to lead Remus and the others back to the looming castle doors. As they walked Lupin had a chance to examine the girl he was holding.
She seemed to be their age from the looks of things. Her wet hair was held up in a loose, comfortable bun and, from what he could tell, it was quite long and definitely a light blonde. Her eyes were closed and she had a small nose that fit her face perfectly. He couldn't stop his eyes from straying to her lips. They were perfect; not too thin and not too full. He couldn't help but think similarly of her breasts: not too small, but not big enough to make her look like a slut.
'What the- did I just think that?!'
Remus shook his head and tried to banish such thoughts but it was no use. As long as she was in his grasp he could think of nothing else.
All too soon they had made it into the Gryffindor common room and up the stairs into their dorm; after all who were they to say a girl couldn't be in the boys dorm? Remus set down his precious bundle reluctantly on his bed.
"Now what?" Remus muttered.
"Well, we can't just leave her in these wet robes." Sirius moved to undo the robes of the girl on the bed but Lupin blocked his path.
"I said no."
"Aw, but then what will we do Moony?"
"We have to get her changed right away before she gets sick. Someone will need to go fetch Lily, she can handle this."
James blushed and hurried up to the girl's dormitory. Everyone smiled after him knowingly.
About three minutes later James returned with Lily, who was carrying with her a small bundle of something. She rushed over to the unconscious girl right away and leaned over her to check her pulse and examine her. After a moment she turned to the boys. "I'll need you four to step out for a second while I change her." Without another word Remus, Peter, and James dragged a muttering Sirius out.
It only took a small amount of time but Lily opened the door. The boys reentered their room and looked at Lily's work with surprise. The robes were gone and were replaced with Jeans and a white blouse. The girls blond hair was dry, but still in place and she was still unconscious; though now she looked to have a bit more color to her cheeks and seemed to be sleeping.
"She'll be alright; just knocked out I think. I gave her some medicine but I think it would be best not to move her until morning. She should be awake by then." Lily explained. "And I think it would be best if Sirius were to stay far away from her until then as well." She added at the look Sirius had given her upon hearing the news.
"I'll take the floor beside my bed so I can make sure Sirius doesn't go anywhere near her." Remus offered politely.
"That sounds excellent." Lily was relieved; if anyone could be trusted for this it was Remus Lupin.
"Spoil a guy's fun why don't you!" Sirius pouted. The room erupted in laughter at the sound of his voice.
"Well I'm off to bed. I'll be back first thing tomorrow to check up on her. and if you've been anywhere near her Sirius." Lily watched the black haired boy gulp with satisfaction before turning to say goodbye to James and hurry back to her room.
"Lucky Remus, you're trusted with Sleeping Beauty." Sirius murmured.
"That's because I have no plans to molest her." Remus stated and barely hid his blush. Peter crawled into bed and he found this to be a fun excuse not to look at either the stranger or his friends.
"Uh huh. I'm sure you don't." James and Sirius grinned and one another before hopping into bed.
"You two are sick." Lupin settled down with a pillow and a blanket on the floor beside the four post bed he usually slept in.
"Well you're a guy too. You can't sit and deny that you want her." Sirius was having way too much fun.
"I'm not sitting first of all and second, I don't deny I want her; I want her to wake up so she can hear you for herself. I'm sure she'd find your antics amusing."
"You're in denial. You know you loved being able to hold her like that."
"Good night Sirius." Remus cut off all further questioning and prodding by turning off the light and rolling to face away from his friend. He was lying quietly awake though in thought for a long time before falling asleep.
"Damn it Prongs, couldn't you have picked a better night to leave your books in the Shrieking Shack?" A young Sirius Black snarled as he followed James Potter through the rain. Behind them ran Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew who both looked as miserable as Sirius.
"Sorry." James apologized as he hefted his books up to keep them from slipping through his hands.
"Yeah; sure."
"Really, I am." "Uh huh."
Before the argument could advance further however they were interrupted by a Lupin. "What's that?" He asked, as he pointed to a pile of soaked robes on the grass nearby. Without answering they all veered off towards it and approached it.
"Laundry?" Peter wondered. Everyone rolled their eyes. Sirius reached down slowly and gently nudged the robes so that the body inside turned over. A pale female face came into view and the boys stared for a minute.
She was a Gryffindor; she had a Gryffindor patch on her robes. Though they all immediately had their doubts about her; if she was a Gryffindor, they most definitely would have remembered her face.
"What should we do with her?" Peter broke the silence nervously.
"Well. we can't leave her here now can we? I suppose we'll need to bring her back inside and get her dried off." Sirius had a glint in his eye that his friends recognized right away.
"Alright but you won't be touching her Padfoot, my friend." Remus smiled at the disappointment in Sirius's eyes.
"I just wanted to offer my. uh. assistance." Sirius protested.
"Sure you were." James laughed.
Sirius made a face. "Then you carry her, Moony my boy. Since you don't want me touching her, and James and Peter are holding books."
"M-Me?!" Remus looked at all three of his smirking friends. They weren't going to let him off on this one. "Oh fine then." He relented and bent down. Cautiously he lifted her into his arms with amazing ease and held her against him. She felt cold to his touch but not dead.
"Alright; onward we go." Sirius began to lead Remus and the others back to the looming castle doors. As they walked Lupin had a chance to examine the girl he was holding.
She seemed to be their age from the looks of things. Her wet hair was held up in a loose, comfortable bun and, from what he could tell, it was quite long and definitely a light blonde. Her eyes were closed and she had a small nose that fit her face perfectly. He couldn't stop his eyes from straying to her lips. They were perfect; not too thin and not too full. He couldn't help but think similarly of her breasts: not too small, but not big enough to make her look like a slut.
'What the- did I just think that?!'
Remus shook his head and tried to banish such thoughts but it was no use. As long as she was in his grasp he could think of nothing else.
All too soon they had made it into the Gryffindor common room and up the stairs into their dorm; after all who were they to say a girl couldn't be in the boys dorm? Remus set down his precious bundle reluctantly on his bed.
"Now what?" Remus muttered.
"Well, we can't just leave her in these wet robes." Sirius moved to undo the robes of the girl on the bed but Lupin blocked his path.
"I said no."
"Aw, but then what will we do Moony?"
"We have to get her changed right away before she gets sick. Someone will need to go fetch Lily, she can handle this."
James blushed and hurried up to the girl's dormitory. Everyone smiled after him knowingly.
About three minutes later James returned with Lily, who was carrying with her a small bundle of something. She rushed over to the unconscious girl right away and leaned over her to check her pulse and examine her. After a moment she turned to the boys. "I'll need you four to step out for a second while I change her." Without another word Remus, Peter, and James dragged a muttering Sirius out.
It only took a small amount of time but Lily opened the door. The boys reentered their room and looked at Lily's work with surprise. The robes were gone and were replaced with Jeans and a white blouse. The girls blond hair was dry, but still in place and she was still unconscious; though now she looked to have a bit more color to her cheeks and seemed to be sleeping.
"She'll be alright; just knocked out I think. I gave her some medicine but I think it would be best not to move her until morning. She should be awake by then." Lily explained. "And I think it would be best if Sirius were to stay far away from her until then as well." She added at the look Sirius had given her upon hearing the news.
"I'll take the floor beside my bed so I can make sure Sirius doesn't go anywhere near her." Remus offered politely.
"That sounds excellent." Lily was relieved; if anyone could be trusted for this it was Remus Lupin.
"Spoil a guy's fun why don't you!" Sirius pouted. The room erupted in laughter at the sound of his voice.
"Well I'm off to bed. I'll be back first thing tomorrow to check up on her. and if you've been anywhere near her Sirius." Lily watched the black haired boy gulp with satisfaction before turning to say goodbye to James and hurry back to her room.
"Lucky Remus, you're trusted with Sleeping Beauty." Sirius murmured.
"That's because I have no plans to molest her." Remus stated and barely hid his blush. Peter crawled into bed and he found this to be a fun excuse not to look at either the stranger or his friends.
"Uh huh. I'm sure you don't." James and Sirius grinned and one another before hopping into bed.
"You two are sick." Lupin settled down with a pillow and a blanket on the floor beside the four post bed he usually slept in.
"Well you're a guy too. You can't sit and deny that you want her." Sirius was having way too much fun.
"I'm not sitting first of all and second, I don't deny I want her; I want her to wake up so she can hear you for herself. I'm sure she'd find your antics amusing."
"You're in denial. You know you loved being able to hold her like that."
"Good night Sirius." Remus cut off all further questioning and prodding by turning off the light and rolling to face away from his friend. He was lying quietly awake though in thought for a long time before falling asleep.
